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MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OPEN REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO ADVISE THAT DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING LATE DUE TO A PERSONAL FAMILY MATTER. OKAY. SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. OKAY. THE FIRST ORDER HERE IS
[1. Proclamation – In Support of the New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act (S3672/A4987)]
PROCLAMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW JERSEY IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT. S3672A4987. WHEREAS NEW JERSEY IS HOME TO OVER 2 MILLION FOREIGN BORN RESIDENTS, WITH NEARLY 1 IN 4 NEW JERSEYANS BEING IMMIGRANTS. WHEREAS MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP IS COMPRISED OF A DIVERSE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY WHICH ENRICHES OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND CULTURALLY. AND WHEREAS THE IMMIGRANT TRUST DIRECTIVE I ISSUED BY THE NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2018 AND REVISED IN 2019 HAS STRENGTHENED TRUST BETWEEN NEW JERSEY'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THE STATE'S DIVERSE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, THEREBY ENSURING THAT VICTIMS AND WITNESSES FEEL SAFE REPORTING CRIMES. AND WHEREAS NOTHING IN THE ITDE PROVIDES SANCTUARY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMIT CRIMES IN THE STATE OR OTHERWISE LIMITS THE ABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENFORCE STATE CRIMINAL LAW. AND WHEREAS ASSEMBLYWOMAN PARK AND SENATOR JOHNSON HAVE INTRODUCED INTO THE STATE LEGISLATURE THE IMMIGRATION TRUST IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT, S3672A4987, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE ITA, WHICH WOULD CODIFY THE ITD INTO LAW. AND WHEREAS THE ITA SHOULD EXPAND THE PROTECTIONS IN THE ITD SO THAT NO ONE NEED FEAR THAT A WIZARD VISIT TO THE DMV, OR TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL TO OBTAIN LAWFULLY ENTITLED HEALTH CARE, ETC. COULD LEAD TO THEIR PRIVATE INFORMATION BEING SHARED WITH ICE, PUTTING THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES IN JEOPARDY. AND WHEREAS THE LEGISLATION INCLUDES SAFEGUARDS FOR PRIVACY, REQUIRES TRANSPARENCY THROUGH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ENSURES ALL RESIDENTS CAN SEEK MUNICIPAL SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, LIBRARIES AND POLICE ASSISTANCE WITHOUT FEAR. AND WHEREAS, THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THAT SUCH TRUST BUILDING MEASURES SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, HEREBY PROCLAIMS SUPPORT FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW JERSEY IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT. S367284987 AND URGES THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE TO PASS THE ACT PROMPTLY AND THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN IT INTO LAW. BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED THAT THE TOWNSHIP CLERK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS PROCLAMATION TO GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY. PHIL MURPHY, STATE PRESIDENT. NICOLAS, SECRETARY.SCUTARI, SORRY. ASSEMBLY SPEAKER CRAIG COUGHLIN, SENATOR ANDREW ZWICKER, AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ROY FREIMAN AND MITCHELL DRULIS. OKAY. AND ON THAT, I DO WANT TO DEFINITELY SAY THAT AS AN IMMIGRANT MYSELF, I FEEL THAT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I WANT TO THANK
[2. Proclamation – Declaring October 16, 2025 Do Not Disturb While Driving Day]
ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE COME UP AND ASKED US FOR THAT NEXT PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 16TH, 2025, DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY. WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING THE REDUCTION OF FATALITIES AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, ARE GOALS SHARED BY MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. AND WHEREAS DISTRACTED DRIVING WAS OFFICIALLY BLAMED FOR 3308 FATALITIES AND MORE THAN 289,000 INJURIES IN 2022, ACCORDING TO NHTSA. AND WHEREAS NHTSA ESTIMATES THAT DISTRACTION WAS INVOLVED IN 29% OF ALL CRASHES, RESULTING IN 10,546 FATALITIES, 1.3 MILLION NON-FATAL INJURIES, AND NINE. 98.2 BILLION IN ECONOMIC COSTS IN 2019. AND WHEREAS CRASH RISK IS 2 TO 6 TIMES HIGHER, GREATER WHEN DRIVERS ARE MANIPULATING A CELLPHONE COMPARED WITH WHEN THEY ARE NOT DISTRACTED, ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE[00:05:03]
INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY. AND WHEREAS ABOUT 1 IN 5 PEOPLE WHO DIED IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER IN 2022 WERE NOT IN VEHICLES, THEY WERE WALKING OR RIDING THEIR BIKES OR OTHERWISE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. AND WHEREAS A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY FOUND 70% OF DRIVERS SAID THEY USED THEIR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING. THAT NUMBER INCREASED TO 86% OF PEOPLE WHO USE THEIR CARS FOR WORK AND WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO CAMBRIDGE MOBILE TELEMATICS, MORE THAN HALF OF DRIVERS ARE AWARE OF DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING FEATURES, BUT ONLY 20% FREQUENTLY USE IT. AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING COALITION AND DDC IS A DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND NONPROFITS THAT SHARE A COMMON GOAL OF ELIMINATING DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVING ON AMERICAN ROADWAYS. AND WHEREAS, THE NRDC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, INNOVATE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO CREATE A TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE OF ATTENTIVE DRIVERS, AND WHEREAS THE END VISION IS TO ACCELERATE NATIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS AND ENCOURAGE ATTENTIVE DRIVING BY ELIMINATING DISTRACTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE DDC WAS ESTABLISHED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2025, AS THE ESTABLISHED HAS ESTABLISHED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2025 AS THE THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED TO REDUCE CELL PHONE DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED I, NEENA SINGH, MAYOR OF TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, HEREBY DECLARE OCTOBER 16TH, 2025, AS DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO COMMIT TO USING DO NOT DISTURB TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CELLPHONE DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING OR PUT THEIR PHONES AWAY WHILE DRIVING. OKAY. RESOLUTION 20 5-9-2 99 AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENTS TO THE[3. Resolution #25-9-299 – Authorizing Appointments to the 2025-2026 Youth Leadership Council]
2025 2026 YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, THAT THE FOLLOWING ARE HEREBY APPOINTED TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR 2025 TO 2026. OUT OF AGARWAL, ANYA AHMED, WHO'S AN AMBASSADOR. ANGELINA BUSH, DEPUTY CO-CHAIR. ISHAAN CHATTERJEE, AMBASSADOR DIA GOPAL, LARS HARRISON, REKHA IYER, MCINTYRE. EDWARD KASSAM, JANE KAHN, JASON MAYER, DYLAN MEHTA, MADDIE. MORRIS, AMBASSADOR. LUCIA JIA PATEL, DEPUTY CO-CHAIR. RAGHAV. HITESH. RAJU, DEVANG. SARIN. ABHIRAMI. SHARMA, VARSHA KUMAR, DEPUTY CO-CHAIR. MAHI SETHI, CO-CHAIR NISHA SHRIRAM, CO-CHAIR. JESSICA WANG YADAV. ANITA ZHANG MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 592 99. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. BEFORE I INVITE ALL THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME TO THE DAIS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NEW MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIPS YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, OR, AS WE CALL THEM, THE WILD C FOR SHORT. THERE WAS A FANTASTIC POOL OF CANDIDATES THIS YEAR, AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF YOUR SELECTION. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS THE LIAISON FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO THE WILD. MY ROLE IS NOT TO LEAD YOU, BUT TO OFFER GUIDANCE AND COORDINATE BETWEEN THIS YOUTH DRIVEN BOARD AND TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS. YOU, THE STUDENTS, LEAD THIS BOARD'S INITIATIVES WITHIN THE MISSION AND PARAMETERS PROVIDED TO YOU AND FOR THE PUBLIC. WHAT DOES THE WILD C DO? WILD C PROVIDES IMPORTANT INTERACTION WITH OUR YOUTH BY THEIR WORK WITH OUR ADULT TOWNSHIP. VOLUNTEER BOARDS SUCH AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, BOARD OF HEALTH, LANDMARKS AND SHADE TREE COMMITTEES. JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUES AND ME HERE AT THE DESK ALL DO. EACH OF YOU IS ASSIGNED TO SIT AS A LIAISON ON A SPECIFIC TOWNSHIP BOARD. YOU LISTEN, TAKE NOTES, SHARE IDEAS, ASSIST WITH PROJECTS, AND REPORT BACK TO. AT WILD C MEETINGS, YOU SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED SO OTHER STUDENTS CAN LEARN AS WELL. YOU WILL ALSO CREATE A SUMMARY OF YOUR BOARD EXPERIENCES YOU WILL PRESENT AS PART OF YOUR
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GRADUATION. SO TAKE GOOD NOTES. WHILE C MEMBERS ALL VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST MONTGOMERY WITH ITS MANY PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACTING AS OUTREACH AMBASSADORS WHILE HE COMMUNICATES OUT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY OTHER YOUTH, ABOUT ITS OWN WORK AND THE WORK OF THE TOWNSHIP. THROUGH ENGAGING ARTICLES AND SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING CREATED BY ITS MEMBERS, THIS YOUTH FOCUS GROUP CAN AND SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN, BUT IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY. ATTENDANCE IS TAKEN, DUTIES ARE ASSIGNED, PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, AND WE EXPECT ALL MEMBERS TO TAKE THEIR ROLES SERIOUSLY THIS YEAR. WHILE C IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE GREAT STUDENT LEADERS STEERING THE NEW CLASS, ALL WHILE FURTHER DEVELOPING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS INCLUDES TWO EXECUTIVE CO-CHAIRPERSONS MAHI AND NISHKA, THREE DEPUTIES, ANGELINA, VARSHA AND GIA, AND THREE AMBASSADORS ISHAN, ANYA AND MADDY. WE ARE EXPECTING BIG THINGS FROM EACH OF YOU IN THIS WILD C CLASS AND THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT OUR TOWN WITH YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND YOUR YOUTHFUL ENERGY AND ALL YOUR PERSPECTIVES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR WITH YOU. WHILE C2, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT AND I'M GOING TO ASK THAT EVERYONE.STAYS OUTSIDE SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE OH, I DON'T HAVE IT. I DIDN'T READ IT, I DIDN'T BRING IT. THAT'S ALRIGHT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'M RIGHT, I FORGOT. YES. TAMMY.
TAMMY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO TAMMY TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TAKE A PICTURE FOR ALL OF US AND THEN. TAMMY TO ONE OF THE THINGS OUTSIDE. WE CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING. SO WE SHOULD BE. MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE TWO ROOMS AND SOMEHOW, I GUESS EVERYONE COME ON. YEAH, I COME TO ME AND MAYBE SOME OF THE BOYS CAN BE READY AND I CAN DO THAT. YES. THANK YOU. DO MY BEST, TAMMY. I SUPPOSE. RIGHT. OH, BE CAREFUL, I KNOW. THANK YOU. OH, MY.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. YEAH, YEAH. YOU SITTING OVER HERE? YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. ARE. OH. IS SHE GOING TO RUN YOUR SLIDES. YEAH. HOLD ON A SECOND. GREAT. PUSH IT.
I DIDN'T DO THAT THOUGH. OKAY A PRESENTATION WE WILL BE NOW DOING A
[4. Presentation – Food Pantry Review – John Groeger, Director of Parks and Recreation]
PRESENTATION FROM, FROM JOHN GROEGER, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND PARKS AND RECREATION. HE[00:15:01]
WILL BE GIVING US A FOOD PANTRY REVIEW. OKAY. ARE WE READY? YES. GO AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT. YES. ALL RIGHT, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TO TO GO OVER WHERE WE ARE WITH THE FOOD PANTRY IN TOWN. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE DO HAVE A FOOD PANTRY THAT'S RUN OUT OF THE OTTO KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S BEEN RUNNING FOR OVER 20 YEARS OR SO. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO VOLUNTEER, FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL. SO JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF OF WHERE WE STAND NOW AND WHERE YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NUMBERS HAVE LOOKED LIKE THIS YEAR AS THE THE NEED HAS BEEN INCREASED. AND, JOHN, IF I COULD JUST GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE FOOD PANTRY IS RUN BY THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER, WHICH IS A HYBRID POSITION. SOMERSET COUNTY HAS A SENIOR CENTER LOCATED HERE IN MONTGOMERY. DENISE CRAWLEY WAS OUR LONGTIME COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER WHO RAN THE FOOD PANTRY UPON HER RETIREMENT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SOMERSET COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING TO FIND HER REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE THEY HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL MAKE JOINTLY WITH THEM COMING UP SHORTLY. BUT DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, JOHN'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FROM JANUARY TO AUGUST, WHEN RECREATION, PARKS AND REC, PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF KIND OF HELPED PITCH IN TO MANAGE THE PANTRY. SO THAT'S SORT OF THE UPDATE THAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE.THANKS, JOHN. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO JUST ECHO A HUGE THANK YOU TO TO MY STAFF IN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR KIND OF PICKING UP AND AND TAKING THE CHARGE HERE AS WE HAVE WAITED FOR THAT POSITION TO BE FILLED. I ALWAYS FEEL A LITTLE BIT WEARY WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO SEEM LIKE A COLLEGE CLASS WHERE I'M JUST READING OFF A POWERPOINT, BUT I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT MOVING FOR EVERYBODY. SO OUR MISSION IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT EVERY FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS WHILE FOSTERING DIGNITY, COMPASSION AND HOPE. AGAIN. SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THIS YEAR, SPECIFICALLY FROM JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST, WE SERVED 37 HOUSEHOLDS. SO FAR, WE HAVE OVER 70 HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE REGISTERED FOR THE FOOD PANTRY, BUT WE'VE SERVED 37 THIS YEAR. 20 OF THOSE, 37 ARE NEW PANTRY CLIENTS THIS YEAR ALONE, AND FOUR OF THOSE 20 FAMILIES THAT ARE NEW REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT VISITS. TYPICALLY, WE USUALLY HAVE IT BE ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, GIVE OR TAKE. BUT OBVIOUSLY ANY TIME THAT FOLKS ARE IN NEED, WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME IN. WE DON'T EVER TURN ANYBODY AWAY. AGAIN. THE FOOD PANTRY RECORDED ABOUT 142 VISITS FROM JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST, AND YOU CAN JUST KIND OF SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE FROM EACH MONTH AS IT GOES. JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE VISUAL OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME IN. AND AGAIN, MORE STATISTICS FROM THAT JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST. IN 2025, WE'VE GIVEN OUT OVER $9,000 IN SHOPRITE GIFT CARDS. AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE OUR FOOD PANTRY IS, IS IS SPECIFICALLY NONPERISHABLE GOODS. WE DO NOT HAVE REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS. SO WE JUST HAVE THOSE DRY GOODS, THE NON-PERISHABLES. SO WE DO GIVE FAMILIES SHOPRITE GIFT CARDS. AND ALL OF THAT IS FUNDED BY DONATIONS FROM RESIDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT THAT HELP US BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THAT WAY WE CAN SUPPLEMENT FOR WHAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GIVE THOSE FAMILIES. 14 OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE OVER 55 YEARS OLD, 19 PARTICIPANTS ARE FAMILIES WITH KIDS OR GRANDKIDS LIVING WITH THEM. YOU CAN SEE THE INFORMATION THERE. ALL THE BREAKDOWNS PER DAY, VISITS PER DAYS OF THE WEEK, TIMES THAT THEY COME IN. AGAIN, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA, IT'S PRETTY SPREAD ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE DID A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE. WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH WITH THE ELKS AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP THOSE NECESSARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SO THAT WAY, WHEN PEOPLE WERE READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, WHEN THE KIDS WERE READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET. SO WE MADE SURE THAT, AGAIN, WITH THE HELP OF THE ELKS AS WELL, WE WE WERE ABLE TO HAND THOSE THINGS OUT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE HELP THAT WAS NEEDED. JUST ONE IMPACTFUL STORY. THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM ONE OF THE PANTRY CLIENTS. THIS PERSON SAID, I'M TRULY THANKFUL FOR THE VOLUNTEERS GROUPS IN THE TOWNSHIP FOR SUPPLEMENTING WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT AND FOOD STAMPS DON'T COVER. I'M FULLY AWARE THAT IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT EASY TO IMPLEMENT OR RUN SUCH A PROGRAM WITH SO MANY MOVING PARTS. I'M HUMBLED THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A WONDERFUL, TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL SUPPORT EXIST ON SO MANY LEVELS. AGAIN, WE DO GET MANY TIMES WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND THANKING US. AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT HERE FOR THE THANKS OR FOR THE KUDOS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS THAT NEED THE HELP CAN GET THE HELP THAT THAT IS NEEDED. JUST A COUPLE OF PHOTOS. WE THE PANTRY IS IS RELATIVELY
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SMALL IN THE GRAND SCHEME COMPARED TO SOME OTHER PANTRIES. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER SHELVES THAT ARE NOT PICTURED IN HERE. BUT JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO THE CLIENTS THAT THAT COME IN. AND THEN JUST A FEW UPCOMING DONATION DRIVES. WE HAVE OUR TRUNK OR TREAT COMING UP ON OCTOBER 25TH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE FOR THIS THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOLKS TO COME IN. AND WHEN THEY DO COME TO, TO TO THE EVENT TO BRING SOME TYPE OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GAME NEXT FRIDAY, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME NEXT FRIDAY, SAME THING ASKING FOR DONATIONS IF IF FOLKS ARE ABLE TO. AND THEN THE TWO BIG DRIVES THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR ARE THANKSGIVING MEAL DRIVE, AS WELL AS THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY DRIVE. WE PARTNER WITH THE PBA AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL. SO ANOTHER TWO GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT BRING A LOT TO THE TOWN. AND THEN FINALLY THE LAST TWO THINGS. WE HAVE TWO DROP OFF LOCATIONS IN TOWN. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MAKING DONATIONS, ONE IS HERE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BIN RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY CENTER.IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, THERE'S LIKE A VESTIBULE AREA, GLASS AREA THAT WE HAVE A DONATION BIN THERE. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOHN GROEGER. I'M THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND ME AN EMAIL. I CAN HELP OUT WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. COULD YOU MAYBE TELL WHAT ITEMS THAT YOU DO AND THE PERISHABLE DATE? MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE THE YES, YES. SO AGAIN WE DO. IT'S ALL NONPERISHABLE ITEMS ON OUR TOWNSHIP FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL AS THE THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACEBOOK PAGE. WE DO PUT OUT NOTICES WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC TARGETED DRIVES. AT ANY GIVEN POINT. WE DO HAVE ITEMS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR. BUT AGAIN, THAT KIND OF EBBS AND FLOWS SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON WHAT WHAT TENDS TO BE KIND OF FLYING OFF THE SHELVES, IF YOU WILL. SO AS THAT DOES CHANGE, AGAIN, REACHING OUT TO ME OR TO MY DEPARTMENT IS DEFINITELY THE BEST WAY. AND AGAIN, ALSO, IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO MAKE DONATIONS ALWAYS, IF YOU CAN, JUST PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THE EXPIRATION DATES ARE TOO, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO UNFORTUNATELY GET SOME THINGS THAT GET DONATED THAT MAY BE EITHER RIGHT AT OR MAYBE A LITTLE PAST THEIR EXPIRATION DATES. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT'S GOING OUT IS HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS TO TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN NEED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I KNOW YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE THE NEW NEW HIRE TO TAKE OUR POSITION.
SO REALLY DO APPRECIATE AND LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU HAVE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF EVENTS TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, THE FOOD PANTRY GETS STOCKED AS WELL. AND OF COURSE WE AS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ARE DEFINITELY IN. IF WE NEED TO DO SOME EVENT WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN COME, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. SO THANK YOU, JOHN.
[5. Public Comment]
THANK. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. IF COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE ALREADY STATED, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT A SPOKESPERSON. GROUPS ARE ASKED OH, THAT'S TWICE SORRY. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS SUPPORT OF THE IMMIGRANT. EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? YEAH. SORRY. DAWN COHEN BELLEMEADE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT, AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AS WELL. MEET WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN SET UP MAYBE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO, YOU KNOW, HELP, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT ANY WAY THAT WE CAN FOR, YOU KNOW, VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS IRFAN KHAWAJA. THAT'S K H A W A J A. I LIVE IN PRINCETON. I'VE SPOKEN BEFORE IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA AND MAKE MENTION OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING OF A CHAIN REACTION GOING WITH THIS, WITH THIS CAMPAIGN IN FAVOR OF THESE RESOLUTIONS. SO ONE WAS PASSED IN PRINCETON, AS YOU KNOW, AND JUST AFTER THAT, ONE IN EDISON, AND THE RESOLUTION IS NOW UNDER ACTIVE DISCUSSION IN NEWARK, NEW BRUNSWICK, HIGHLAND PARK, WEST WINDSOR, SCOTCH PLAINS AND BOUND BROOK AND MONTGOMERY, OF[00:25:05]
COURSE. SO THIS IS PART OF A LARGER STATEWIDE MOVEMENT, AND WE'RE HOPING TO SPREAD IT ACROSS THE STATE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. AND TOM SCOTT. SCOTT SKILLMAN, RESIDENT SINCE 1998.I WANTED TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I THINK THIS IS A WELL-RUN COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU. I WORKED 41 YEARS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY, AND I REGRET THAT I DIDN'T DO THIS KIND OF PUBLIC SERVICE. I WANTED TO ADDRESS YOU ABOUT THE PILOT PROGRAM WE HEARD ABOUT LAST WEEK WITH THE CONSULTANT. I SPENT TEN YEARS TO DEVELOPERS, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT A DEVELOPER CAN GENERATE A BUSINESS PLAN THAT SHOWS A NEED FOR A TAX BREAK UNDER ANY SCENARIO, AND THEN THEY'LL SHOW ANOTHER PLAN TO THEIR INVESTORS THAT SHOW HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE WITHOUT THE TAX BREAK. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS. YOU'VE SEEN WHAT IS GENERATED IN PRINCETON. IF YOU READ THE TOWN TOPICS EVERY WEEK, THERE'S PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PILOT PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE DONE WITH A $40 MILLION TAX BREAK TO A DEVELOPER, SO I'M SURE IT HAS MERIT. I'M SURE IT WAS CREATED WITH SOMETHING LIKE A SUPERFUND SITE THAT NEEDS AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE, BUT IT HAS NO BUSINESS INVOLVED IN HOUSING, AND THEY WILL EAT YOU ALIVE, AS THEY DID TO MY SOFTWARE COMPANY WITH 4000 CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. THEY WERE BY FAR THE BEST NEGOTIATORS OF ANY INDUSTRY WE SOLD TO. MY SECOND POINT IS THAT THE CONSULTANT QUOTED STATISTICS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN EXPECTED IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS, AND I'M SURE THOSE WERE ACCURATE NUMBERS. THEY WERE EXTREMELY LOW, BUT I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE GENERATED FROM COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE AS GOOD OF A SCHOOL SYSTEM AS MONTGOMERY OR PRINCETON. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY SURPRISED AT HOW MANY SCHOOL BUSSES SHOW UP AT ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GETS BUILT HERE FOR APARTMENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE. AND IF YOU EVER ARE TEMPTED TO DO A PILOT PROGRAM FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, I WOULD URGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE ALICE OR THE AVALON APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN PRINCETON AND SEE HOW MANY KIDS ARE ON THE SCHOOL RULES, SO DON'T ACCEPT THOSE NEW JERSEY WIDE STATISTICS. IF I WERE YOU. AND FINALLY, I THINK AS A AS A TAXPAYER, WE WE ONLY CARE ABOUT OUR TOTAL TAX BURDEN IN THE COMMUNITY. WE DO NOT DISTINGUISH WHETHER YOU'RE MY TOWNSHIP TAXES ARE THIS LITTLE PORTION IN MY SCHOOL TAX OR THIS MUCH I JUST KNOW I PAY LOTS OF TAXES. RIGHT. SO IF IF YOU GUYS MAKE OUT WELL WITH A PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH YOU DO BASED ON THE SKEWED SETUP OF THAT DEAL, I'M GOING TO SEE MY SCHOOL TAXES SHOOT UP BECAUSE THERE'S NO BROADER TAX BASE NOW FOR THAT PROPERTY IS EXCLUDED FROM THAT TAX BASE. AND I THINK AS AS VOTERS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT SAVING A LITTLE BIT HERE ON TOWNSHIP TAXES. BUT WATCHING MY SCHOOL TAXES GO UP IS NOT A GOOD DEAL. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE UNSELFISH AND LOOK AT THE TOTAL TAX BURDEN YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRUSTING YOU TO RUN. I DON'T GET TO ELECT THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT I GUESS I DO, BUT NOT THE PRESIDENT PER SE.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND AND FOR YOUR POINT THAT YOU SAID YOU CAN DEFINITELY GET INVOLVED. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE FILL OUT THE VOLUNTEER FORM. AND LIKE WE ALL DID, WE'RE SITTING RIGHT HERE. PLEASE DO. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.
[6. Ordinance #25-1763 – An Ordinance of the Township of Montgomery, in the County of Somerset, New Jersey Authorizing a Financial Agreement Between the Township of Montgomery and Village Walk 1360 Urban Renewal, LLC - Introduction/First Reading]
ORDINANCES. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE 20 5-1763. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AND VILLAGE WALK 1360 URBAN RENEWAL, LLC. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 16TH, 2025.MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 20 5-1763. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL,
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PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. MAYOR. MAYOR.SAYING YES. ORDINANCES. PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION. THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES FOR FINAL
[7. Resolution #25-9-300 – Authorizing Refund of Overpaid Sewer Fees (Block 5024, Lot 16)]
ADOPTION. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE? OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? RESOLUTION 20 5-9 300. SO MOVED SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. MAYOR SINGH.[8. Resolution #25-9-301 – Authorizing Five-Year Lease Agreement for Digital Multifunction Printers/Copiers through Omni Cooperative Purchasing Program]
YES. RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 301 AUTHORIZING FIVE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTION PRINTERS. COPIERS UNDER NJSA FOUR ZERO, A 1115 FIVE THROUGH THE OMNI COPRA COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM. YES, MAYOR. WE ARE LOOKING AT JOINING THIS COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM. AS YOU KNOW, THESE PROGRAMS OFFER COMPETITIVE RATES BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE BUYING COLLECTIVE BUYING POWER. SO AS WE DO, THE STAFF ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FIND COST SAVINGS. SO JOE LEE, OUR IT DIRECTOR, HE WAS PART OF THIS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IN HIS FORMER ROLE. HE HAD WORKED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.AND BY JOINING THIS COOPERATIVE, WE'RE WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS SAVING ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH IN OUR, OUR FOR OUR COPYING AND LEASING AND, AND OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO THAT. SO WE WE DEFINITELY FEEL THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO FIND COST SAVING MEASURES, WE BRING THEM TO YOU.
AND SO WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. OH, THAT'S REALLY GOOD. AND OUR THANKS TO JULIE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9301. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
[9. Resolution #25-9-302 – Accepting Donation of First Aid Kits to Health Department]
YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9302. ACCEPTING DONATION OF FIRST AID KITS TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I THINK THE MAYOR. I BELIEVE THE STUDENT WHO LED THE DONATION CAMPAIGN IS HERE. IF SHE WANTED TO POTENTIALLY COME UP AND BE ACKNOWLEDGED, IT'S. YEAH.THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU WANTED TO COME UP. YEAH. AND I HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN HERE WHICH SAYS THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, HEREBY ACCEPTS THE GENEROUS DONATION OF 45 FIRST AID KITS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY 180, TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE TOWNSHIP HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS FROM SENTHILKUMAR WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATION FOR HER COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND GENEROSITY. PLEASE COME. HI, MY NAME IS VARSHA SANTHAKUMAR. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE YMCA. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING MY DONATION. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS PROJECT WAS A SUCCESS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CARRIE ANN, WHO'S IN PRESENCE TODAY, AND DIVANJI BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, THIS PROJECT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE AND THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR SINGH AND TAMMY, WHO'S HEAD OF THE WILD.
SEE FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR MY PROJECT. THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS. IT'S BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR A FEW MONTHS OF FUNDRAISING, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR THE CAUSE THAT THIS IS GOING TOWARDS WHERE THE FIRST AID KITS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AT LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. SO YEAH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. NO, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE'RE GLAD TO SEE OUR BOARD OF HEALTH CHAIR CARRIE ANN HERE TOO. YES. THANK YOU. WE NEED TO MOTION. YEAH I IF YOU STAY THERE WE'LL THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL COME DOWN AND I'LL ASK CARRIE ANN TO PLEASE COME IN THE FRONT AS WELL. MAYOR. MAYOR, CAN WE. I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. LET ME DO THE MOTION FIRST. I'M GOING DOWN. YES. THERE WE GO. HOLD ON. A SECOND. MOTION TO ADOPT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25 9302? SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. AND IF I CAN ASK CARRIE ANN ALSO TO PLEASE COME IN THE FRONT. VARSHA, I'LL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION FOR YOURSELF. OKAY? TAMMY, DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT SO I CAN SEND IT TO
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JASON? DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT ON THE PHONE? YES, SURE. OKAY. PERFECT. YES. YES, YOU CAN HOLD IT WITH YOUR HANDS. OH, I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LOOK HERE FIRST. ONE.TWO. THREE. READY? VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE YOU LEAVING THOSE THERE? ARE YOU LEAVING THOSE THERE? I'LL JUST BRING THEM TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ARE YOU TAKING THEM OFF? YOU OKAY? HE'S UPSTAIRS, BUT THEY'RE CLOSED. DID YOU LEAVE ME THERE? OKAY. WE
[10. Resolution #25-9-303 – Authorizing Insertion of Special Item of Revenue in the Municipal Budget (Chapter 159) – 2025 Green Communities Grant]
WELCOME OUR DEPUTY MAYOR, RESOLUTION 20 5-9303, AUTHORIZING INSERTION OF SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE IN THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET PURSUANT TO NJSA 40, A 487, CHAPTER 159 PL 1948 2025. GREEN COMMUNITIES GRANT. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FUNDS MUNICIPALITIES TO PREPARE A COMMUNITY FORESTRY PLAN. WE'VE HAD ONE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. EVERY FIVE YEARS WE APPLY FOR THE GRANT. THAT'S WHEN THE THE PLAN GETS UPDATED. IT FULLY COVERS THE COST OF THE FORESTER THAT WE USE. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE PARTICULARLY EXCITED BECAUSE IF YOU OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN GIVING UPDATES HOW OUR SHADE TREE COMMITTEE HAS PLANTED OVER 2500 TREES IN ON STREETS, IN PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. WE COMPLETED A TREE INVENTORY BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZED THAT THE TREE, ONCE IT'S PLANTED, DOES REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, AND WE NEED TO HAVE A WAY TO TRACK THAT. SO WE'RE USING OUR GOV PILOT PROGRAM TO DO THAT. ACTUALLY, ONE OF OUR YLC KIDS WAS HELPING WITH THAT AS WELL.SO WONDERFUL. WE THEN GOT ANOTHER GRANT TO HAVE A FORESTER COME IN TO DO THE CONDITION OF THE TREES, SO WE'LL KNOW WHICH ONES MAY BE HAZARDOUS. WHAT TYPES OF MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED ON THESE TREES, AND THAT WILL ALL HELP BE INPUT FOR THIS PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED. THERE WAS A KICK OFF MEETING RECENTLY WITH THE FORESTER TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME PRIORITIES. AND I BELIEVE THE SHADE TREE COMMITTEE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT AT AN UPCOMING MEETING AS WELL. OH, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 59-303. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR
[11. Resolution #25-9-304 – Authorizing Insertion of Special Item of Revenue in the Municipal Budget (Chapter 159) – 2025 Youth Services Grant]
BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SAYING YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9304 AUTHORIZING INSERTION OF SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE IN THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET PURSUANT TO NJSA 40 A 487, CHAPTER 159 PL 1948 2025 YOUTH SERVICES GRANT. SO, MAYOR, THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE GET EVERY YEAR. IT'S FUNDING THAT COMES THROUGH THE STATE, PASSES THROUGH SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THEN ON TO THE TOWN. SO HERE LOCALLY, WE USE IT TO HELP FUND THE GIRLS ON THE RUN PROGRAM. THE YOUTH ACTION BOARD, WHICH IS A BOARD OF HEALTH YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WORKS WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND VARIOUS LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROGRAMING THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OH, OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9304.SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
[12. Resolution #25-9-305 – Rescinding Resolution #25-9-292 – Authorizing a Shared Services Agreement with Hillsborough Township for Public Health Nursing]
TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 305 RESCINDING RESOLUTION 25. DASH NINE. DASH 292 AUTHORIZING A SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. MAYOR RESOLUTION 305 AND 306 ARE SORT OF COMPANION PIECES. THE RESCISSION FOR ORDINANCE 292 AND THEN AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AUTHOR RESOLUTION 306. THIS IS THE SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE. WE HAVE A WHO WE PROVIDE SHARED SERVICE FOR A[00:40:01]
FEE. WE RECOVER REVENUE FROM THAT SHARING OF THAT EMPLOYEE WITH BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP. AND NOW WE'RE ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILLSBOROUGH. THERE WAS, I THINK, A DISCREPANCY OF THE ENDING DATE BETWEEN THE CONTRACT AND THE PRIOR RESOLUTION THAT WE DID.SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING. OKAY. GOT IT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9305. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.
[13. Resolution #25-9-306 – Authorizing Execution of a Shared Services Agreement with the Township of Hillsborough for Public Health Nursing]
COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SING. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9, DASH 306 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO NJSA 40, A 60 5-1 ESQUIRE WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. SO THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID, RIGHT? THAT WE ARE CHANGING IT. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9306. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.[14. Resolution #25-9-307 – Authorizing Outdoor Assembly Permit – Walk of Hope 2025 – Carrier Clinic]
COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SING. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9307 AUTHORIZING OUTDOORS. ASSEMBLY PERMIT. WALK OF HOPE 2025 CARRIER CLINIC. SO WE RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FOR AN OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY PERMIT FROM CARRIER CLINIC FOR WALK OF HOPE.I UNDERSTAND FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT THIS IS AN EVENT THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. THEY'RE ANTICIPATING APPROXIMATELY 200 ATTENDEES AND IT IS HELD WITH ON THE ON THE CAMPUS. THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM ANY OF THE APPROVING DEPARTMENTS. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9307. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SING. YES.
[15. Resolution #25-9-308 – Authorizing Tax Appeal Settlement (Block 22031, Lot 3)]
RESOLUTION 20 5-9308 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TAX APPEAL REGARDING LOT THREE IN BLOCK 22031, AS SET FORTH ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAPS OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, OWNED DURING THE SUBJECT TAX YEARS BY MANISH AND HIMANI SHAH. OKAY, SO THIS RESOLUTION AND THE NEXT ONE WOULD ALLOW FOR EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN BOTH OF THESE TAX PENDING LITIGATION MATTERS. OKAY. OKAY. I'M LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT. THAT'S ALL. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9308. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH.
[16. Resolution #25-9-309 – Authorizing Tax Appeal Settlement (Block 18007, Lot 1)]
YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9309 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TAX APPEAL REGARDING LOT ONE INCH BLOCK 18007 AS SET FORTH ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAPS OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, OWNED DURING THE SUBJECT TAX YEARS BY PINAKI AND NALANDA PAL. SO I GUESS THIS IS AGAIN THE SAME, SAME THE SAME. JUST ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER. SO IT'S A SEPARATE SETTLEMENT. OKAY. AND WE ARE SEEING THIS. IS THERE A REASON WHY WE SEE THESE. SO GENERALLY IF THEY'RE AT THE TAX COURT LEVEL YOUR TAX ASSESSOR'S GOT HAS THE ABILITY TO SETTLE BECAUSE THESE ARE FROM THE STATE COURT. IT WOULD EXCUSE ME I'M HAVING WORD SALAD TODAY. IT WOULD REQUIRE RESOLUTION FROM THE GOVERNING BODY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9309. SO MOVED.SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
[17. Resolution #25-9-310 – Authorizing Award of Contract to Tilcon New York, Inc. for Road Improvements]
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9310 AUTHORIZING AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TILCON NEW YORK, INC. FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PROJECT THROUGH THE MORRIS COUNTY COOPERATIVE PRICING COUNCIL. MCRPC. MAYOR.THIS IS IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR. THESE ARE IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY PORTIONS OF 13 ROADS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN TOWN. THE ROADS ARE LISTED IN HERE. SECTIONS IN THE NORTH EAST PORTION OF TOWN. AND THEN IN THE KIND OF THE CENTRAL SKILLMAN SECTION OF TOWN. COVENHOVEN UP IN BELLE MEADE, WE HAVE BELLE GLADE'S, KNICKERBOCKER, TARRYTOWN, WHISPERING LANE, REVERE ROAD, ELLIS DRIVE, BUNKER DRIVE.
THESE ARE FOR VARIOUS ITEMS OF REPAIR AND ROAD RESURFACING IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000. OKAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-93 TEN. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES.
[18. Resolution #25-9-311 - Authorizing Release of Various Performance Guarantees for CC1377, LLC for the Project Known as The Somerset at Montgomery]
MAYOR. SING. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 311. AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF VARIOUS PERFORM[00:45:06]
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES FOR CC 1377, LLC FOR THE PROJECT KNOWN AS THE SOMERSET AT MONTGOMERY.THIS IS NORMAL COURSE HOUSE FOR SOMERSET AT MONTGOMERY. IT'S IN A COMPLETED APARTMENT COMPLEX ACROSS LOCATED NEXT TO MONTGOMERY SHOPPING CENTER. THE TOWNSHIP ENGINEER HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN ITEMS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAD BONDED FOR HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND THAT THAT PORTIONS OF THAT CAN BE RELEASED. OKAY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 311. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SAYING YES. RESOLUTION
[19. Resolution #25-9-312 – Authorizing Guarantee Extensions for Completion of Improvements – Various Projects]
20 5-9. DASH 312. AUTHORIZING GUARANTEE. EXTENSIONS FOR COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS.VARIOUS PROJECTS. SO THESE THREE PROJECTS, THEY ARE HAVE WORK ONGOING. AND SO THE TOWNSHIP ENGINEER HAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE EXTEND THE COMPLETION DATE SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THE WORK. OKAY. I SEE THE PRINCETON AIRPORT HANGAR IS ON THAT. OKAY. IS THERE ANY GENERAL BACKGROUND ON THE THE NEEDS FOR THE EXTENSIONS? WELL, SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, THESE ARE MAINTENANCE GUARANTEES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE EXPIRE. AND BECAUSE THE PROJECTS AREN'T COMPLETED, IT IS IN THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSHIP TO KEEP TO ALLOW FOR THE EXTENSION SO THAT THE GUARANTEES STAY IN PLACE. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-93. 12. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.
[20. Resolution #25-9-313 – Authorizing the Purchase of a Ford F-250 for the Department of Parks and Recreation]
COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SAYING YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 313 AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FORD F 250 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK THROUGH NEW JERSEY STATE CONTRACT PRICING SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY, IT IS FOR THE OPEN SPACE PROGRAM. ACTUALLY, BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL AND IT WILL BE PURCHASED THROUGH OPEN SPACE TRUST FUNDS. OKAY. NOT THROUGH BUDGET, GENERAL BUDGET OR CAPITAL. AND SO WE'VE THROUGH THE OPEN SPACE PROGRAM, WE'VE ACCUMULATED, YOU KNOW, NEARLY 40% OF THE TOWNSHIP IS IN IS IN DEED RESTRICTED OPEN SPACE OR FARMLAND THAT A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS AN A DESIRE TO FOCUS ON SOME STEWARDSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAILS. AND SO THERE'S A A STEWARDSHIP EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN HIRED, PAID FOR OUT OF THE TRUST THAT'S WORKING ON MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR THE OPEN SPACE AND TRAIL NETWORK, WHICH IS QUITE EXTENSIVE. AND SO THIS TRUCK WOULD BE FOR THAT NEW EMPLOYEE. OH, OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE.IT'S IT'S ALL THROUGH THE OPEN SPACE. OPEN SPACE. GOTCHA. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-93. 13. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.
[21. Resolution #25-9-314 – Authorizing the Purchase of a Ford F-350 for the Department of Parks and Recreation]
COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 314. AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A FORD F 350 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK THROUGH MORRIS COUNTY COOPERATIVE PRICING SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE THROUGH FOR THE OPEN SPACE. WHICH IS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. AND THIS TYPE OF TRUCK THEN WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAILER THE MOWERS AND OTHER KINDS OF EQUIPMENT THAT GOES OUT TO DO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PATHWAYS. WE HAD HAD SOME CONTRACTORS DOING SOME THINGS, SO WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP MORE OF THAT WORK IN HOUSE, GET TO MORE PROJECTS, SORT OF HELP OPEN UP EVEN MORE OPEN SPACE TO THE PUBLIC. YOU KNOW, AS THE PUBLIC HAS INVESTED IN THE OPEN SPACE TRUST WITH THEIR TAXES, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, SAFE ACCESS TO OPEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE TOWNSHIP. YEAH. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EFFORT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 59-3 14. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES.
[22. Resolution #25-9-315 – Designating Redeveloper for Country Club Meadows Senior Living Redevelopment Area and Authorizing Execution of Redevelopment Agreement with GTP Acquisitions, LLC]
MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION 20 5-9. DASH 315. DESIGNATING REDEVELOPER FOR COUNTRY CLUB MEADOWS SENIOR LIVING REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH G ACQUISITIONS, LLC. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO A REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THIS IS FOR THE PARCEL NEAR COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES. THAT WAS A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS ADOPTED TO ALLOW FOR A CONTINUING CARE. SO THERE'D BE SOME MEMORY CARE BEDS, SOME ASSISTED LIVING BEDS, AS WELL[00:50:05]
AS INDEPENDENT LIVING COTTAGES. THE REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM NOW, SO THIS WOULD DESIGNATE THE REDEVELOPER AS GTP ACQUISITIONS, LLC AND ALSO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THAT REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-93 15. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. APPROVAL OF
[23. Approval of Minutes]
MINUTES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025? SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I.[24. Resolution #25-9-316 – Payment of Bills]
RESOLUTION 20 5-93 16. PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED. YES, MAYOR. THE THREE HIGHEST BILLS. PAGE TWO. BOARD OF ELECTION. SEND THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE COLLECT FOR THEM. $7,450,365.PAGE SIX. ALLIED CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS FOR THE STAGE TWO FLOODWALL AND UPGRADES OF THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT, $486,695.39 AND ALSO ON PAGE SIX PACKET TWO, LLC. THIS IS FOR THE PIKE BROOK UPGRADE AND EXPANSION. IF YOU REMEMBER, CARRIER CLINIC IS DECOMMISSIONING THEIR SEWER AND THEY'VE MADE A THEY'RE ON SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND MOVING TO PIKE BROOK. AND THEY'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THAT PROJECT. AND THAT'S $107,800. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 5-93 16.
SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
[25. Correspondence]
TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SING. YES. CORRESPONDENCE. BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION 2025 DASH TEN. REQUESTING TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER ADOPTING LOCAL ORDINANCES PROHIBITING THE SALE OF VAPING CANNABIS AND INTOXICATING HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS. SO THIS IS A REQUEST COMING FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS THE POWER TO ADOPT ORDINANCES TO REGULATE, BUT ONLY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WOULD BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING COULD BE SOLD. I WOULD RECOMMEND, MAYOR, IF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IS IN FAVOR OF LOOKING INTO THIS, TO PUT TOGETHER MAYBE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER OR MAYBE EVEN COMMITTEE MEMBER TODD, SINCE SHE'S THE LIAISON TO BOARD OF HEALTH, SO THAT I COULD WORK WITH DEVANGA AS WELL AS PAT, TO PUT TOGETHER AN ORDINANCE TO BRING FORTH THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. OH, OKAY. I'M IN ALL IN FAVOR OF. AND I REALLY FEEL THAT OUR YOUTH NEED THIS RESOLUTION MORE THAN ANYBODY.YEAH I CONCUR. RIGHT. SO I THINK THIS IS I COMMEND THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR TAKING THIS STEP. SO I GUESS WE WILL. SO AT THIS POINT WE ARE JUST MAKING THAT DECISION. THAT PAT COMMITTEE WOMAN TODD WILL BE. YES. IF YOU'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, SINCE SHE'S ALREADY THE LEAD THE LIAISON TO THE COMMITTEE, TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. EXCUSE ME. THEN IT WOULD CREATE A GOOD PASSAGEWAY FOR THE INFORMATION TO FLOW. I AM OKAY WITH THAT. ABSOLUTELY.
MR. MARTIN, COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN. YES. OKAY. YES. OKAY. BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 11, REQUESTING TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE SUPPORT IN JOINING THE AARP NETWORK OF AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES. THIS ONE'S NOT ON ME. OKAY, THIS IS NOT ON YOU, BUT I THINK WHAT I HEARD ABOUT THIS ONE WAS, I THINK IT'S A GOOD EFFORT. WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM DEEWANGI. I AM IN FAVOR OF IT. IF WE ARE IN FAVOR OF IT, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? I BELIEVE IN DEEWANGI SAID THAT THERE'S A PLEDGE THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO SIGN ONLINE. MAYOR. CORRECT. YOU HAVE TO SIGN ON ONLINE. YOU WOULD SIGN THE PLEDGE ONLINE. OKAY, I CAN I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH I COULD DO THAT AND JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IS OKAY WITH. OKAY, OKAY. PERFECT.
[27. Township Committee Reports]
PERFECT. THANK YOU. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THERE ARE NO MATTERS LISTED FOR THIS AGENDA. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS. AND WE'LL START WITH THE COMMITTEEMAN. MARTIN, WE DID HAVE A AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING THIS WEEK ON TUESDAY. NUMBER OF TOPICS DISCUSSED. AND YOU MAY NEED THE MIC A LITTLE CLOSER. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH. NOW. OKAY. SORRY. YEAH. SO JUST TO WE WE DID HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING THIS WEEK AND IT WAS. FILLED WITH SORT OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS.[00:55:07]
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO PURSUE BUT NOTHING TO ANNOUNCE RIGHT NOW.SO BUT IT WAS A IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE. AND IT'S A VERY ACTIVE AND HIGHLY ENGAGED AND HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE GROUP. SO I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT THAT COMMISSION. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. AND I DO WANT TO COMMEND YOU, COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN, FOR ALL THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN FOR THE ITA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M SURE THE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATES IT.
THANK YOU. COMMITTEEMAN. COMMITTEEWOMAN TODD. YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS EXCITED WHEN WE HAVE GOOD NEWS AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO SHARE. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR NEW MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, AND PARTICULARLY MISS VARSHA CYNTHIA KUMAR, WHO PUT TOGETHER THE THE FIRST AID KITS.
I'M ALWAYS EXCITED WHEN I SEE YOUNG PEOPLE STEPPING INTO LEADERSHIP AND DOING SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO. SO AS FAR AS THE THE REPORTS FROM MY RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES, WE ALREADY HEARD THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH, WHICH IS THOSE GRANTS THAT THEY GOT MORE GOOD NEWS AND THE RESOLUTIONS ABOUT THE LOCAL ORDINANCES AND THE AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE OPEN SPACE, I HATE TO SAY THAT THEY'RE CONTINUING TO DO THEIR GOOD WORK, BUT THERE'S NOTHING OF NOTE TO REPORT. THEY DID HAVE THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, BUT NOTHING YOU KNOW OF NOTE HAPPENED THAT I WOULD REPORT OUT. BUT I WILL SAY, BECAUSE I, I ALWAYS LIKE TO CALL ATTENTION TO MONTGOMERY HISTORY. SO ON SATURDAY AT SAM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BOOK LAUNCH. THE BOOK IS CALLED GROWING UP TRUE. IT'S THE STORY OF PATRICIA TRUE PAIN, WHO IS A IS PART OF THE TRUE FAMILY, AND IT'S A CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT. I HAVEN'T READ IT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS. SO NO SPOILERS, BUT IT'S A STORY ABOUT HER, AND IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CHILDREN'S BOOK THAT'S ABOUT MONTGOMERY HISTORY. SO I'LL BE THERE. YOU SHOULD BE THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE BLACKBERRY COBBLER. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH OF A REASON TO GO. IT'S ON MY AGENDA. IF I CAN MAKE IT, I DEFINITELY WILL. AND I AM INTENDING, AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO, TO DONATE A BOOK TO ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE A COPY OF MONTGOMERY HISTORY RIGHT THERE. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SHARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND JUST AGAIN, APOLOGIZE TO AND AGAIN APOLOGIZE TO MONTGOMERY FOR BEING LATE. I HAD A SCHOOL FUNCTION FOR MY DAUGHTER. A COUPLE THINGS JUST AS AN UPDATE ON VETERANS DAY, OUR CEREMONY AGAIN, OUR ANNUAL CEREMONY WILL BE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH AT 2 P.M. AGAIN AT MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. THAT WAS, I THINK, THE, YOU KNOW, THE BEST DATE THAT WE FELT THAT WE COULD BEST MAXIMIZE THE COMMUNITY. IT GETS A LITTLE TOUGH SOMETIMES ON VETERANS DAY FALLS ON A WEEKDAY WITH, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS, PEOPLE WORK, ETCETERA. I AM VERY HAPPY TO TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR, OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR VERY OWN CONGRESSWOMAN, BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN. JUST REALLY EXCITED.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I MEAN, FINGERS CROSSED. I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN DC, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, SHE HAS COMMITTED ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NO URGENT NEEDS, OUR OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, SEPTEMBER 15TH STARTED. IT WAS THE START OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR HERITAGE AND AND OBVIOUSLY THIS ONE'S VERY PERSONAL FOR ME BASED ON MY BACKGROUND. SO SO I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. A COUPLE THINGS I, I HAD TWO WEEKS OF MAYBE ABOUT TEN DAYS TO BE ACTING MAYOR. THAT'S TRUE. AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE MAYOR UNTIL, YOU KNOW, UNTIL IT FALLS ON YOU. AND SO, NUMBER ONE, I REALLY WANT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE TO MAYOR SINGH FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES. BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. AND I HAD MENTIONED SOME OF THIS DURING THE THE PLANNING BOARD, THE SPECIAL PLANNING BOARD MEETING THAT WE HAD OBVIOUSLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE COVERAGE THROUGH THE MONTGOMERY NEWS AND OTHER OUTLETS. WE HAD A VERY TERRIBLE STORM THAT REALLY HIT A NUMBER OF OUR COMMUNITIES, VERY, VERY TOUGH. BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WAY MONTGOMERY, THE TOWNSHIP, WE RESPONDED. I, YOU KNOW, FIRST RESPONDERS ARE POLICE. OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, EMS. THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE IMPACTED, OBVIOUSLY, THEY WERE GOING THROUGH VERY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, BUT THE FEEDBACK ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR RESPONSE HAVE BEEN ALL VERY, VERY, VERY POSITIVE. OBVIOUSLY,
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THERE'S STILL A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL RECOVERING. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE HOME IN IN BELLEMEADE THAT A LARGE TREE FELL ON TOP OF. I HAVE BEEN IN, IN, IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THAT FAMILY. AND WE ARE I JUST WANT TO ASSURE EVERYONE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP SUPPORT THEM. YOU KNOW, TAKE OUT ANY KIND OF RED TAPE AND WE ARE HERE TO ASSIST THEM JUST THE SAME WAY WE WOULD FOR ANYONE WHO, IN THAT KIND OF A SITUATION. SO I DO WANT TO REPORT HOPEFULLY. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING THIS. SO ONE OF OUR RESPONSES AND THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS TALKING TO NEIGHBORS IS LIKE, HEY, CAN ARE WE ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SOME GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECOVER OUR DEBRIS? RIGHT. BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE DAMAGED HOUSES, I MEAN, I'VE SEEN HUGE TREES FALL IN AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS TRYING TO CLEAN UP, YOU KNOW, JUST THE DEBRIS OF BRANCHES, ETC. EVERYWHERE. SO WE, WE COMMUNICATE IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY WE COULD OF FACEBOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR NEWSLETTERS, AND PLEASE, EVERYONE, PLEASE SIGN UP NIXLE THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING, YOU KNOW, ASKING PEOPLE TO REGISTER. IT WAS NOT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO WHO REGISTERED WILL BE SERVED. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME STATISTICS. BUT BEFORE THAT I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. YES. HERCULEAN EFFORT WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, CRAZY HOURS TO HELP SUPPORT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND I DO WANT TO KIND OF TALK BECAUSE SOMETIMES AS WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGETS AND, YOU KNOW, WE GET ASKED, CAN WE, YOU KNOW, INVEST IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT, HEY, WELL, WE HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS, YOU KNOW, AND WHY CAN'T WE USE MORE OF THAT BUDGET SURPLUS TO, TO DONATIONS AND SPEND MONEY, ETC. YOU KNOW, WAGE INCREASES, THAT SURPLUS IS THERE FOR EMERGENCIES. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE, WHEN WE HAD THE STORM AND YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION IS LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO? IT WAS LIKE, WE WILL SPARE NO EXPENSE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR, OUR TOWNSHIP. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A SURPLUS. IT'S THE RAINY DAY FUND, RIGHT? IT'S NOT SOMETHING FOR US TO MANAGE LIKE DAY TO DAY BUSINESS. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. AND BECAUSE OF THAT FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE AND YEAH, I KNOW OUR OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT BECAUSE OF HIS DEDICATED WORK, IT ALLOWS US TO SAY, YES, YOU KNOW, POLICE, ANYONE NEEDS TO COME IN EXTRA HOURS. WE'RE GOING TO DO SO TO HELP OUR, OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE SOME STATISTICS. I UPDATED SOME THROUGH FACEBOOK, BUT AS OF WHEN WE STARTED REGISTRATIONS OFF OF SEPTEMBER 8TH FOR OUR STREET DEBRIS PICKUP, 285 RESIDENTS HAVE REGISTERED SINCE THEN, AND AS OF THIS MORNING, 173 OF THOSE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED, SO OVER 60% COMPLETED. TOMORROW IS THE IS THE DEADLINE. SO REALLY, IF ANYONE STILL HAS THESE THESE ISSUES, PLEASE CONTACT. ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON THE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE. YOU KNOW WE'RE HERE TO HELP SUPPORT. I WOULD ASK MAYBE LORI IF IF THERE IS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE ON VACATION OR THEY'RE OUT OF THE COUNTRY, ETCETERA. YOU KNOW, MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS TRAVEL. I MEAN, LET'S LET'S THINK ABOUT IT ON AN EXCEPTION BASIS. BUT BUT I THINK BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE NUMBERS, WE'RE PROBABLY GOOD TO KIND OF FINISH BY TOMORROW. BUT AGAIN, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE. I WAS GOING TO ASK THEM TO COME, BUT I FIGURED SINCE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD, THEY PROBABLY DO NOT WANT TO BE HERE TILL LIKE 7 OR 8:00 AT NIGHT. SO I WANT TO THANK THEM. I WAS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.I WAS ABLE TO TO PROVIDE REMARKS AT THE ANNUAL SEPTEMBER 11TH CEREMONY AT FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY TWO. I WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND REALLY WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF OUR FRONT LINE WORKERS FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO. THE ONE THING, THOUGH, AND, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO KIND OF MAKE THIS PUBLIC, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO KIND OF ALIGN IS TO MAYBE PUT OUT A LETTER.
ONE OF THE AND I ALWAYS I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE FORGET ABOUT THESE THINGS. I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S NOT AS ATTENDED AS WE WOULD LIKE IS THIS 911 FALLS AROUND THE BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON. I KNOW EVEN ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WAS CONFLICTED, YOU KNOW, HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION TO EITHER COME OR TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. AND SO AND THAT THAT'S A DECISION ESPECIALLY FOR A DAY LIKE SEPTEMBER 11TH, WE SHOULD KNOW NO RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE THAT KIND OF HAVE THAT CONFLICT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE SEND A FORMAL LETTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS TO PLEASE TO NOT HAVE ANY BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS, SPECIFIC EVENTS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SCHOOL SPORTS, ETC. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MANAGE. BUT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN KIND OF PROTECT THAT ONE DAY. AND I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US, YOU KNOW, HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN MORE, MORE STUDENTS, MORE OF OUR RESIDENTS TO REALLY COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND NUMBER ONE, THANK OUR OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS. AND REMEMBER, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT YEAR WILL BE 25 YEARS OF THE ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH. AND YEAH, I JUST, YOU KNOW, REALLY AGAIN, I'VE SAID THIS A COUPLE TIMES, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS A VERY TOUGH TIME DURING THE STORMS. BUT THE PIECE THAT
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REALLY GOT TO, YOU KNOW, MY INSIDES WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, ON A POSITIVE SIDE WAS JUST THE STORIES FROM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE RAIN WAS FALLING, THE WIND AND TREES ARE DOWN AS PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE POWER. I HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE LENDING GENERATORS, BRINGING PEOPLE IN, CHECKING IN ON THEM, CALLING THEM IN, HELPING THEM FIND CONTRACTORS.I MEAN, I THINK EVERYONE JUST REALLY CAME TOGETHER. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MORE OF THOSE KIND OF STORIES THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IN SOME OF THESE TOUGH TIMES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WHEN A LOT OF THINGS ON THE NEWS ARE NEGATIVE. SO I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND MONTGOMERY FOR BEING A WONDERFUL TOWN, AND WE REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THOSE NEIGHBORS WHO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEPUTY MAYOR, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS STORM RECOVERY. AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, GETTING ALL OF THAT DONE ALONG WITH OUR DPW, OUR PD, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE EMS. I THINK EVERYBODY THIS IS WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT MONTGOMERY IS HOW PEOPLE COME TOGETHER. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I HEARD STORIES ABOUT NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS AS WELL. AND ESPECIALLY THE BELLE MEAD SECTION WAS REALLY I WAS WALKING TODAY IN ONE OF MY PATHS BEHIND MY HOUSE AND SAW A COUPLE OF TREES WHICH ARE RIGHT THERE ON THE PATH, SO I'M SURE THOSE WILL BE MOVED. BUT YES, EVERY EVERY PLACE IN BELLE MEADE WAS KIND OF IMPACTED AS WELL AS SOME OTHER AREAS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IN FACT, ON THAT NOTE, WE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH HAD A COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS EVENT AND I WISH IT WAS MORE ATTENDED, MORE WELL ATTENDED. BUT THERE WAS SUCH GREAT INFORMATION AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A STORM LIKE THE ONE WE HAD, OR EVEN WHEN WE'VE ALL LIVED THROUGH THESE HURRICANES, IS THEY HAD REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. THE PD AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT GOT TOGETHER AND THEY INVITED THE RED CROSS, AND I HAVE ASKED IF THEY CAN HAVE THE RED CROSS PRESENTATION ON THE WEBSITE. SO THIS WAS CO-HOSTED, AS I SAID, BY THE PD AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THIS WAS A COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS. AND THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON EDUCATING RESIDENTS ABOUT COMMON EMERGENCIES IN MONTGOMERY, HOW TO BUILD A FAMILY EMERGENCY KIT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS AMAZING IDEA EVACUATION PLANNING AND WAYS TO STAY INFORMED DURING EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS APP. THEY THEY DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, PROMOTED THE APP. AND THEY SAID THAT THAT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT OUR TOWN SHOULD LOOK INTO.
THE PRESENTATION ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE FIRE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND BATTERY OPERATED EQUIPMENT, EMPHASIZING THE DANGERS OF PURCHASING CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES THAT MAY NOT MEET MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS. AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST, WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT E-BIKES AND TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOUR BATTERY GOES OUT AND PEOPLE THINK, LET ME FIND SOMETHING ON AMAZON, WHICH MAYBE IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD THINK ALSO, BUT APPARENTLY THOSE BATTERIES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE. AND THEY'VE BEEN TO FIRES WHICH HAVE STARTED BECAUSE OF E-BIKES GETTING CHARGED IN HOUSES. AND OF COURSE, THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT TESLA CARS AND FIRES DUE TO THAT. AND THOSE ARE VERY HARD TO MANAGE. THE EVENT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND HELPED STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND READINESS. AND THEY REALLY DID EMPHASIZE THAT ALL FAMILIES SHOULD THINK OF HAVING SOME KIND OF AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, YOU KNOW, MEETING, TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY WOULD MEET EACH OTHER. THEY SAID. THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THAT THEY'VE GONE TO FIRES HAPPENING, AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS RUN BACK IN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND EITHER A FATHER OR A MOTHER OR A CHILD, NOT REALIZING THAT IF THEY HAD MANAGED TO, YOU KNOW, EITHER SOMEONE IS IN THE BACK OR THE FRONT, BUT IF THEY IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD FIGURE OUT THAT WE ARE GOING TO ALL MEET AT THE LIGHT POST IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE OR THE TREE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, THEN YOU KNOW. SO I'M LISTENING TO THEM. I FELT THAT THIS WAS REALLY AN IMPORTANT EVENT. AND AS I SAID, BECAUSE IT'S A WEEKDAY, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT WE DISCUSSED TRYING TO DO THIS AGAIN. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE LIVE THROUGH MANY OF THESE CHALLENGING, YOU KNOW, NATURE, NATURAL OCCURRENCES. THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE UPCOMING AGE FRIENDLY SURVEY. THIS AGE FRIENDLY MONTGOMERY IS A NEW INITIATIVE, AND THIS IS AGAIN COORDINATED BY OUR AMAZING HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND THANKS TO SOME GRANT FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
SO THE INITIATIVE WILL EVALUATE THE EIGHT DOMAINS OF LIVABILITY CREATED BY AARP AND BASED ON THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S AGE FRIENDLY CITIES FRAMEWORK, AND HOW IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO IN MONTGOMERY TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THEM. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY ASK YOU ALL TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS SURVEY, AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO HELP SHAPE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE, BECAUSE THEY GET TO FILL IN THE SURVEY AS TO WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AND OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE RESULT OF THIS WOULD ALSO BE
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SHARED WITH US, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT, SO THAT WE CAN ALSO KNOW WHAT MONTGOMERY REALLY IS LOOKING FOR. AND THIS WOULD BE, AS I SAID, COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLANS TO OPEN THIS SURVEY ON OCTOBER 1ST. SO YOU WILL SEE IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.AND I'M ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SURVEY. AND YES, WE HAVE OUR VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION COMING UP ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 27TH. I'M ON OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER 27TH AND WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THIS SPIRIT, DEDICATION AND TALENT OF THOSE ALL WHO SERVE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE MAKING IN THE LIVES OF EVERYONE IN TOWN. THIS WILL INCLUDE EMS, FIREFIGHTERS, TOWNSHIP BOARDS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND NONPROFITS THAT FOSTER A SPIRIT OF INCLUSION AND UNITY WITHIN OUR TOWN. AND EXCITING. AND I COMMEND OUR CLERK, LISA VANIA, ON THE NEXT REAL I.D. APPOINTMENTS ARE COMING UP IN MONTGOMERY AND THAT WILL BE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. AND THE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AT 9 A.M. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND.
LAST TIME I THINK IT WAS ONE MINUTE AND THEY WERE DONE WITHIN A MINUTE, I THINK. SO TODAY I LEARNED THAT, YEAH, WE WERE. SO TODAY I LEARNED THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THE BEST BACK IN DECEMBER, THE FIRST THROUGH THE FIFTH FOR THE WHOLE WEEK. THAT IS AMAZING. WE'LL BE ABLE TO, I'M HOPING, OFFER JUST TO MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS. I'M WORKING WITH MOTOR VEHICLE ON THAT. SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND NOWADAYS EVERY DAY FOR FIVE DAYS FROM 9 TO 2, 9 TO 2.
THAT'S AMAZING NEWS, LISA, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WE KNOW ARE DRIVING ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET A REAL IDEA APPOINTMENT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WILL NEED TO TRAVEL. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE HUNTING SEASON IS IN FULL EFFECT. SO EVERYBODY'S REMINDED.
I SAW SOME BUCKS ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING DRIVE SAFE AND THE SEASON HAS OPENED. THIS OPENED SEPTEMBER 13TH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FEBRUARY 14TH, SO LEADING LEGAL HUNTING HOURS ARE ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE AND ONE HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET. AND WE ALL WANT TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS THAT DEER ARE MOVING. SO DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY. AND NOW SOME GOOD NEWS. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP SAFE STREETS. BRONZE DESIGNATION THAT MONTGOMERY JUST WON. THAT IS AMAZING. THAT BASICALLY IS A RECOGNITION OF SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR 2025 TO 2027, AND I THINK THIS IS EXCITING. WE ALL BELIEVE IN SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, AND MONTGOMERY DOES A GREAT JOB, ESPECIALLY OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND ALL WHO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS CROSSWALKS AND SIDEWALKS, FLU CLINICS. THAT'S OTTO KAUFMANN COMMUNITY CENTER. THESE THESE DATES WILL OBVIOUSLY BE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT THEY ARE BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 8TH. AND THEN ALSO THE IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE TO REMIND OUR RESIDENTS IS THE SENIOR FREEZE AND ANCHOR REBATES. THAT DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 31ST. SO THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR THAT. SO THAT'S ALL FROM ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CARED ABOUT THE ANCHOR REBATES BECAUSE I WAS JUST SPEAKING TO MY MOTHER, WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN MONTGOMERY. I WAS VERY HAPPY THAT SHE GOT HER INQUIRY BECAUSE I GOT HER SIGNED UP AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO IT'S REAL. YES. THERE'S MONEY ELIGIBLE. PLEASE SIGN UP BY THE DEADLINE. AND WE HAVE A ROBUST SENIOR COMMUNITY IN MONTGOMERY, AND WE WANT TO REMIND THEM, AND I'M SURE THIS WILL BE ALSO ON THE WEBSITE AND WE'LL DO SOME SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORT. RIGHT. SO HOPEFULLY
[28. Administrator’s Report]
THAT'S THAT. AND NOW OF COURSE WE GO TO OUR AMAZING ADMINISTRATOR LORI FOR HER REPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO THE WEBSITE LAUNCH, IF YOU WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WE'RE MIGRATING FROM THE CURRENT PLATFORM TO A NEW PLATFORM. THAT DATE IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH IS THE DATE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. STAFF ARE BEING TRAINED BECAUSE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS UPLOAD AND MANAGE CERTAIN CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE, SO THEY'RE GETTING FAMILIAR WITH IT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING IS A NEW FEATURE THAT'S THE NOTIFY ME FEATURE, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP AND RECEIVE AN EMAIL WHEN A CERTAIN TOPIC OR UPDATE TO A SECTION ON THE WEBSITE IS MADE. SO WHEN AGENDAS ARE ADDED, IF THERE'S A NEW NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENT POSTED, THEY'LL GET THAT EMAIL NOTIFICATION. SO THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. THE PLAYGROUND UPDATE. PER THE SCHEDULE THAT I'D MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, THE UNDERLAYMENT PADDING FOR THE UNDER THE TURF SURFACING STARTED ON MONDAY. THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE. THE NEXT LAYER ON TOP WILL BE THE TURF, AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE PROCESS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY UNTIL ABOUT NEXT WEDNESDAY. FENCING MATERIALS ARE ORDERED AND GOING TO HOPEFULLY PUT THAT STARTING MAYBE NEXT WEEK, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE END OF THE TURF INSTALLATION,[01:15:04]
THERE'LL BE A FENCE AROUND THE WHOLE PERIMETER OF THE PLAYGROUND. SO THE TURF AND FENCING WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS TOTAL FOR WORK AND INTERTWINED. THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL CONCRETE SLAB FOR A PICNIC AREA THAT WILL BE POURED AS WELL, AND THEN THERE'LL BE KIND OF DECOMMISSIONING THE SITE, CLEANING IT UP, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN THE PLAYGROUND. SO STAY TUNED. WE'RE WE'RE WRAPPING THAT UP. THANKFULLY.OLD MUNICIPAL BUILDING DEMO. SO AT THE LAST TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING, YOU AWARDED THE DEMOLITION CONTRACT TO ABCR. FRIDAY, 912. WE SENT OUT ALL THE AWARD DOCUMENTS TO THE COMPANY. SO THEY'RE REVIEWING THOSE AWARD DOCUMENTS. AND THEN ONCE THOSE HAVE BEEN EXECUTED, WE'LL BE SCHEDULING A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. SOUTHWEST PORTION OF TOWNS WIRELESS TOWER. SO WE WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING YOU A PHOTO SIMULATION ON THE MEETING ON 1113, SIMILAR TO THE PRESENTATION WE GAVE FOR THIS BUILDING. AND IF READY, WE COULD HAVE ON THE AGENDA THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE THE BID FOR THE TOWER. SO WE WOULD BE PROVIDING NOTIFICATION TO THE NEIGHBORS FOR THE 1113 MEETING, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID HERE AT THE TOWER, WHERE WE JUST LET THEM KNOW. I THINK WE ALSO SENT THE COPIES OF THE PHOTO SIMULATION SO THAT THEY IF THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE MEETING, THEY THEY COULD SEE WE THAT LAST WEEK WE MET AGAIN WITH CHERRY VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB HOA. SO WE MET WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND WE MET WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT. AND WE DISCUSSED THE PROCESS TO INFORM THE RESIDENTS. THEY'LL ALSO BE INVOLVED LETTING ALL OF THEIR HOA MEMBERS KNOW, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTER CELL SERVICE IN THAT AREA. THEY INQUIRED AS TO WHAT SPECIFIC CARRIERS MIGHT BE ON. VERIZON IS USUALLY ONE THAT GOES ON, BUT BASICALLY WE'RE PUTTING OUT THE BID FOR THE COMPANY THAT BUILDS, AND THEY PAY US A FEE TO HAVE THE TOWER, AND THEN THEY HAVE ALL THE CARRIERS CONTRACT, AND THEN WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THAT RATE WOULD BE. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY DEFINITIVE NAMES OF WHO MIGHT BE ON THAT CARRIER JUST YET. CAMPAIGN SIGN GUIDANCE LANGUAGE WENT OUT TO ALL OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES. WE HAD HAD. ONE OF THE CANDIDATES HAD REACHED OUT JUST TO CONFIRM FIRM THAT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED DOING WAS SENDING MAPS OF WHERE THE TOWNSHIP PROPERTIES AND OPEN SPACE ARE, BECAUSE WE THEY'RE NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON THAT AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO PASS THAT INFORMATION ALONG TO BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN PUTTING OUT THE SIGNAGE. SO REALLY TRYING TO INCREASE OUR COMMUNICATION WITH, WITH THE CAMPAIGNS AND AND ALL THE CAMPAIGNS LAST YEAR WERE WERE SO GREAT AND APPRECIATIVE OF THAT INFORMATION. SO WE'RE HOPING FOR THAT TO CONTINUE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AN ISSUE IN THE ZONING DEPARTMENT WITH LIGHTS THAT WERE ADJUSTED, REPLACED AT THE REAR OF MONTGOMERY SHOPPING CENTER. SO THIS IS THE WALL WHERE THE MOVIE CINEMA IS. AND ADJACENT TO IT IS THE SOMERSET AT MONTGOMERY APARTMENTS, WHICH IS IN AROUND THREE PLAN. THERE'S A 20% SET ASIDE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE. AND THAT WAS, I THINK A GENTLEMAN HAD MENTIONED ABOUT PILOTS AND THAT HAD BEEN THAT'S A SUPER HAD BEEN A SUPERFUND SITE, HAD BEEN CLEANED UP TO RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS. AND THERE'S A MONITORING WELL IN THE BACK. BUT THERE'S. SO IT WAS A IT WAS A UNDERUTILIZED PIECE OF PROPERTY WENT INTO AROUND THREE PLAN. IT HAS ACCESS TO THE BUS LINE. BUT YOU KNOW OF COURSE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USES. THERE'S YOU KNOW, SOME INCOMPATIBILITY. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU PROPERTY OWNERS STILL MUST COMPLY WITH OUR ORDINANCES AND THEY MUST COMPLY WITH WHATEVER APPROVALS. SO THE SHOPPING CENTER HAS HAD APPROVALS OVER THE YEARS.
THEY'VE DONE WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD AND THE PLANNING BOARD, THEY NEED TO COMPLY WITH THOSE RULES AND THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR SOMERSET APARTMENTS HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHEN THEY WEREN'T REALLY GETTING ANYWHERE. ONE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING HAD COME IN AND STARTED TALKING TO THE TOWNSHIP ABOUT HOW WE COULD WE COULD HELP SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO WE WE REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHIELDS WERE PUT ON THE THE LIGHTS. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY'RE DOING AN UPGRADE THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD. YOU'RE SEEING SOME FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AND SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHTING ADDED. BUT WHAT THEY DID WAS PSEG WAS GIVING GRANTS TO BUSINESSES TO UPGRADE LIGHTING SO THAT THEY WOULD GO TO LED, WHICH LED ARE MUCH BRIGHTER. AND SO AND THEY WERE GIVEN THEM, I THINK, FOR FREE. SO THEY SWAPPED OUT WHAT WAS THERE, WHICH WAS OLDER PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, NOT INTRUSIVE AT ALL WITH THESE NEW LEDS. AND IT IS BECOMING MUCH VERY INTRUSIVE TO THE NEW
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NEIGHBORS. AND SO WE THEY ADDED THE SHIELDS. BUT THERE WHILE IT'S HELPED A LITTLE BIT, I'M NOT SURE IT REALLY COMPLIES WITH THE ORDINANCE. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE SHOPPING CENTER NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE LIGHTING PLAN SO THAT WE CAN CAN CHECK TO SEE. AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT DOES, MAYBE THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT THE TOWNSHIP CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, MITIGATE THAT WITH, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, GIVEN YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORS. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. AND WE'RE IN COMMUNICATION.THERE'S ONE RESIDENT THAT IS SORT OF SORT OF BEING THE VOICE FOR THE RESIDENTS. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, WHO'S ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WE'VE ALL SEEN THAT. AND IT'S IT'S HORRIBLE. YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN YOUR HOUSE AND FEEL LIKE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. YEAH.
IF I COULD JUMP IN HERE, I DO WANT TO THANK THE TOWNSHIP, LORI AND THE ZONING AND, SHERRY, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY ON THIS. MY WIFE BECAME AWARE OF THIS ABOUT TWO, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO WHEN A RESIDENT DID SEND AN EMAIL, I THINK, ON THE WEEKEND TO, TO I THINK THE ENTIRE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WHEN YOU WERE OUT MAYOR AND I IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED TO HER AND GOT THE INFORMATION TO LORI AND THEN I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON IT, LITERALLY. WE HAD THAT PLANNING BOARD MEETING A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AND YOU AND SHERRY CRUZ WERE GOING THAT EVENING TO. AND I KNOW, I THINK JUST WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT. THERE WAS SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT AND WE HAD NOT BEEN WE END UP IN RESPONSE TO THOSE EMAILS. AND, YOU KNOW, I IT'S JUST NOT TRUE. WE HAVE BEEN RESPONDED, ALTHOUGH I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE FOR THE RESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I THINK I APPRECIATE THE TOWNSHIP DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN IN A COMPLIANT MANNER, MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, COVERING EVERYTHING AND ESPECIALLY SOME OF THESE OLDER PROPERTIES WHO MAY HAVE GONE SOMETHING GRANDFATHERED IN. IT'S GOOD TO JUST CONFIRM AND WE DO ALL THE RIGHT THING. AND I, I COMMEND ON THAT. WE'RE NOW WORKING ON THE LIGHTING PLAN TO TRY TO GET TO A BETTER LONG TERM SOLUTION. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AND DEFINITELY THERE'S A LOOPHOLE SOMEWHERE THAT WHEN CNG IS GIVING OUT THESE FREE LED LAMPS OR WHATEVER THE HECK THEY'RE GIVING PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE, MAYBE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING TO BEFORE THEY START CHANGING THEM. MAYBE WE CAN PLANT A TREE, YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT IN BETWEEN. I MEAN, YEAH, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, BUT MAYBE SOMETHING TO TO THE EFFECT. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LIGHT, WHATEVER NUMBERS WITHOUT CHECKING WITH, I DON'T KNOW SOMEONE HAVE PEOPLE SHINING THAT LIGHT. I MEAN I LOOKED AT THOSE PICTURES THAT WAS LIKE ON A HIGHWAY, KIND OF A LOOK. SO. BUT THANK YOU. I SECOND WHAT DEPUTY MAYOR SAID TO THE TO THE STAFF FOR GOING EXTRA. OH AND THAT'S IT LORI. YES. OKAY.
[29. Future Agenda Items]
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS REMAINING 2025 TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING DATES OCTOBER 16TH NOVEMBER 13TH DECEMBER FOURTH DECEMBER 18TH. LISA IS THERE. I SEE, THAT'S ALL. YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS? VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, EVERYONE. OCTOBER 14TH AND EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 20TH 5TH TO NOVEMBER 2ND, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND SUNDAYS 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. AND OF COURSE, THE GENERAL ELECTION. JUST REMINDING ALL RESIDENTS. GENERAL ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 6 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND I GUESS WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE VOTE BY MAIL. LET'S JUST SAY VOTE BY VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT SHOULD GO OUT TOMORROW. TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 20TH, SEPTEMBER 18TH OR 19TH. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S IT'S REALLY THE BEST WAY TO VOTE. JUST YOU HAVE A MONTH AND A HALF TO, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE YOUR BALLOT AND AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. AND, AND THE BEST WAY TO DROP THAT MAIL BALLOT, OF COURSE, IS RIGHT HERE AT THE SPECIAL DROP BOX, SECURE DROP BOX, DROP BOX AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY FOR VOTING BALLOTS, AND THEN GOES THEN DIRECTLY TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO HAVE YOUR VOTE COUNTED. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THAT AS WELL AS YOU CAN REGISTER OR FILL OUT A FORM TO BE ABLE TO VOTE BY MAIL UP UNTIL TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION DAY OF NOVEMBER 4TH. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP FOR VOTE BY MAIL YET, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT ALL THE WAY TILL NOVEMBER 2ND.AND THAT'S BETTER TO DO IT BEFORE THEN. THAT'S IN PERSON. YEAH, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN PERSON OVER AT PERSON THAT DAY AT THE SOMERSET COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IN SOMERVILLE. THEY'RE VERY, VERY FRIENDLY, VERY NICE. OUR COUNTY CLERK PETER'S OFFICE IS IS AN EXCELLENT OFFICE. SO JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS OF THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT BOX
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WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AT 9 A.M. AND EARLY VOTING IS HERE RIGHT IN THE EARLY VOTING IS HERE AT IN MONTGOMERY AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. BUT THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT THAT WE'RE ASKING LISA TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA, AS IS AS PART OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, IS ALSO A REMINDER AS TO WHY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE IS ALTERED FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. BECAUSE ALL OF THESE DATES ALL IMPACT THE USE OF THIS BUILDING, RIGHT? SO WHEN EARLY VOTING IS HAPPENING HERE, WHICH MEANS WE CAN'T HAPPEN HERE. SO THAT'S WHY OUR SCHEDULE IS GOES A LITTLE OFF KILTER BETWEEN A OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AS WELL AS SOMETIMES IN IN MAY AND IN JUNE. BUT THAT'S WHY THE REMINDER IS HERE FOR EVERYBODY. NO, THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD POINT. JUST SO WHEN PEOPLE KNOW WHY THE MEETINGS. YEAH. RIGHT.ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR FILMING THROUGHOUT MONTGOMERY. THAT'S UE NEXT FUTURE. THAT'S A FUTURE ORDINANCE. AND RIGHT NOW THE DRAFT IS WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FILM COMMISSION FOR REVIEW. OKAY. YEAH. NEW JERSEY'S BEEN DOING REALLY
[30. Resolution #25-9-317 – Executive Session]
GREAT IN FILM. SO IT'S GREAT TO, YOU KNOW, GET SOMETHING OF THAT IN MONTGOMERY AS WELL.RESOLUTION 20 5-93 17 EXECUTIVE SESSION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED SESSION THAT WILL BE LIMITED ONLY TO CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED. PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN B OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION ARE AS FOLLOWS. LITIGATION. DOCKET NUMBER 0153 25. AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. NON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. POTENTIAL AMENDMENT TO STAGE TWO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CONTRACT. IT IS UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTER DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION SHALL ONLY BE APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN A PUBLIC SESSION.
THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25 9317? SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. MAY I HAV, SORRY. READY? YEAH. I'M READY.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OPEN REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, I ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.